2010Regular SessionChild abuse; provide penalties for false reports and enact child protection measures.AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A CRIMINAL PENALTY AND CIVIL ACTION FOR FALSELY REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES THAT ANOTHER HAS ABUSED OR NEGLECTED A CHILD, KNOWING SUCH REPORT TO BE FALSE, AND TO CLARIFY THE REQUIRED CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHEN IT APPEARS THAT A MINOR BELOW THE AGE OF CONSENT HAS CONCEIVED A CHILD AS THE RESULT OF STATUTORY RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY; TO PROVIDE A DUTY TO REPORT SUCH FACTS ON LICENSED EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL; TO PROVIDE FOR IMMUNITY FOR MAKING SUCH REPORTS; TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 2010"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANDATORY REPORTING OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST MINORS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETAINING OF THE DNA OF A FETUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOCUMENTING THE PERPETRATOR OF A SEX CRIME AGAINST A MINOR; TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR CAUSING, AIDING OR ASSISTING A MINOR TO OBTAIN AN ABORTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.03/15/10 at 09:10HB 874House Bill 874HB 874HDeadGeneral Bill/Constitutional AmendmentNoMajorityJuly 1, 2010Judiciary AT../../House_cmtes/JA.xmlGunn../../House_authors/Gunn.xmlA043-0021-0353../../code_sections/043/00210353.xml 101/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A 202/02 (H) Died In Committee../../../../documents/2010/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0874IN.pdf../../../../documents/2010/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0874IN.htm../../../../documents/2010/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0874IN.pdf../../../../documents/2010/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0874IN.htm../../../../documents/2010/pdf/veto/HB0637.pdf../../../../documents/2010/html/veto/HB0637.htm